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CVE-2020-7656

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: May 19, 2020 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:25 AM UTC
7 products affected across 4 vendorsJunosActive IQ Unified ManagerPeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%

Description

jquery prior to 1.9.0 allows Cross-site Scripting attacks via the load method. The load method fails to recognize and remove "<script>" HTML tags that contain a whitespace character, i.e: "</script >", which results in the enclosed script logic to be executed.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.9.0
Affected range stops below 1.9.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions
3.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 3.1.3
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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